Texas has a deficit of “as much as” 18 billion; not 25 billion. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704513104575256734081528528.html
We have a rainy day fund of over 8 billion. http://sunshinereview.org/index.php/Texas_state_budget
So, please, we are bad enough without exaggeration. Don’t make it worse than it is. Ten billion (on the maximum side) is freaky for Texas. We are no where near California’s 25 billion short. Also we are not socialists - the budget and scope of government will be cut as needed.
Instead of reaching back six months to find a story about Texas’ 18 billion dollar shortfall, I will instead cite much more recent data on the Texas budget shortfall which projects the Texas budget shortfall to be 25 billion.
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